Historical Note: Caroline Annie Stoddard Newcomer was born in Litchfield, Conn., in 1852. Her father, Albert Stoddard, published the Litchfield Republican. In 1854, the family moved to Tama County, Iowa. Later, the family moved to Toledo, Iowa, where she met Jesse D. Newcomer. They were married in 1872. The couple then moved to Eldora, Iowa. They had two sons. Caroline died in 1943.